Design and robustness analysis of gain-scheduled control system for parabolic flight

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 430-437

  Amato, F ^a,c   Ambrosino, G ^a,c   Mattei, M ^a,c   Verde, L ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ITALIAN AEROSPACE RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c Dipto di Informatica e Sistemistica   (Italy)

^d Flight Mechanics and Control Group

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CABINS (AIRCRAFT); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; ESTIMATION; FEEDBACK; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); TRACKING (POSITION); TRAJECTORIES;

FEEDFORWARD CONTROL; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM; MICROGRAVITY; PARABOLIC TRAJECTORIES;

CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030105701     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.21636     Document Type: Article

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